Here are review links for this film submitted by our members:
- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: An inspiring documentary about the teenage advocate for girls’ education, reconciliation, and peace.
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Malala Yousafzai is a worthy and fascinating subject, but Guggenheim’s documentary is a muddle, one which leaves a surprising amount of lingering negative impressions.
- Kenji Fujishima @ Slant Magazine
- [New – 10/19/15] | John Gilpatrick @ JohnLikesMovies.com
- Excerpt: There’s power in seeing Malala unassumingly and uncertainly command a room of girls and boys, or distinguished men and women, who cling to her every word.
- Susan Granger @ www.susangranger.com
- Excerpt: This somewhat disjointed documentary is, nevertheless, uplifting and inspirational.
- Courtney Howard @ Sassy Mama In LA
- Excerpt: Oscar winning documentarian David Guggenheim skips all around Malala’s history to paint her portrait, when he should’ve just relied on her own powerful words and conviction.
- MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
- Excerpt: A charming film — Yousafzai is as endearing and funny as she is ambitious and brave — but also one with a vital message: how we raise kids matters.
- Kristin Dreyer Kramer @ NightsAndWeekends.com
- Pat Mullen @ Point of View
- Excerpt: Malala Yousafzai says, “One teacher, one student, one book, and one pen can change the world.” But can one documentary?
- Courtney Small @ Cinema Axis
- Frank Swietek @ One Guys Opinion
- Excerpt: A disappointment, clumsily constructed and more hagiographical than truly enlightening.
- [New – 10/20/15] | Rob Wallis @ The Metropolist
- Excerpt: reveals the ordinary girl behind the indomitable spirit
